Unfortunetly, I don't have a lot of options here in Winnipeg and this is actually the first exmark I ever seen i think. It had the ECS, I asked him about belts slipping and he said something about them having a double V (i don't know).

Basically no one uses them in this town and he almost never sells one. He does sell Z's but that's to much also.

One of my guys is 6'9" he could probably walk 6 miles an hour so forget the Sulkey maybe As far as used stuff, its all John Deere no toros or exmarks at all.

Go with Toro! The new Toro walkbehinds for 2007 have the Turboforce deck and they have one of the best cuts out there. I bought my new belt drive Toro Turboforce deck T-bar, 15hp v-twin kaw w/tru trak sulky for $3700 and it leaves a great cut long,wet, or however you have to cut. I have been using it all spring and its been wet out most days we cut and I have never had a problem with the belts slipping, tires spinning is another story but that will happen with just about any mower when its wet out and your mowing hills.

Ive got a BOBCAT 36in w/b belt driven so far so good. Ill try a hydro next but Im part time right now [yes Im legal] Im slowly building up equipment inventory to go full time! But anyway Ive got no complaints so far!!

If all you can afford is a belt drive, I wouldn't buy anything but a Toro T-bar with a TurboForce Deck, just my opinion.

Or you can search for something used with low hours. Deep discounts can be had on used stuff.

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Same here if belt driven is where your at, Toro T bar is what you need. Dont have a dealer close buy find 1 you wont be let down this mower style is in a class by it self. Yove got all other belt drives then youve got your hydros, T-bar is in the middle best belt drive IMO.